When you can come off a week-long stay with cousins, their spouses and kids, elders and your own family all under one roof for the first time in 11 years, that is courage, grace and love all at once. As our parents are in their golden years, it becomes even more apparent that living middle aged means making sure that we create more moments for connection and recreate the childhood memories our parents worked so hard to ensure that our family knew we were fiercely loved. So when we get together, it means reinvigorating our familial love -- even with the family dramedy and dynamics that are sure to surface. Just like the movie The Family Stone, we love and accept our family members for who they are, flaws and all, to grow stronger and more meaningful relationships, all the while with a deep sense of care and support for each other, with family central to strength and resilience. And that, folks, was my New London (CT) reconnection.
be still and listen
to the sea wall
along The Sound
on the sands under our feet